{"id":892,"date":"2022-04-01T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psi-mobile.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2022-04-01T10:07:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T10:07:39","slug":"getting-utility-sales-right-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psi-mobile.com\/getting-utility-sales-right-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Utility Sales Right the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting sales agreements right the first time is a huge concern for any sales team. For utility companies, making sure that every \u201ci\u201d is dotted and that every \u201ct\u201d is crossed in accordance with local regulations regarding energy sales is especially important.<\/p>\n

For the first time in over a decade, the largest energy providers in the UK are re-entering the market through face to face selling channels. While these providers are taking their first cautious steps back into this world, other more experienced players are also planning to re-enter the field sales domain following the halt caused by the pandemic.<\/p>\n

For both types of providers, ensuring that the people representing you in the field are not only complying but delivering an exceptional experience is key to not only avoiding any complaints or challenges but also to win over new customers and capitalise on the very real and lucrative opportunities available.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, here are some considerations for your business leaders:<\/p>\n

Field sales historically has had a high churn rate, in some markets field sales reps will often migrate to the energy provider offering the cheapest product to the market. As many field sales reps are paid on commission only structures, they go where they are most likely to be successful and in turn, get paid. While price is hugely important, the level of service offered by an organisation is also key, especially considering the number of\u00a0cheaper, smaller energy providers going bust\u00a0<\/a>in recent years due to their mismanagement of customer needs.<\/p>\n

Training:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When you are putting a sales rep in front of a customer, they need to not only have detailed knowledge of your products and services but also of the value you offer customers that include and go beyond prices, such as service and overall customer experience. This puts a higher demand on the sales reps to develop their soft skills. Developing these skills and creating the type of customer experience that delivers at every interaction takes time and consideration.<\/p>\n

Creating a training plan that not only offers upfront training and onboarding, but also offers continuous learning,\u00a0just-in-time learning and assessment<\/a>\u00a0and can be delivered to the rep on their device just before and after they start selling, makes the information easily digestible, keeps the material fresh in their mind, and allows sales reps to apply their learning immediately with the results tracked.<\/p>\n

Quality Assurance:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Inaccurate sales numbers cause headaches for both sales reps and business leaders, especially if there are improvements that can be made to your process to shore up those challenges. If there are challenges with a sale, such as incomplete or inaccurate information, or you are an organisation that does a separate follow-up to every customer post-sale, all of this equals more time and more cost, more time to rework or validate a sale and more cost both direct and opportunity costs.<\/p>\n

To mitigate this costly consequence your organisation can implement a digital sales solution with the ability to highlight the gaps in your sales process – and add checks, validations and automated workflows to your sales process. This takes the guesswork out of selling, giving the sales reps a more accurate view of their sales commission and providing you with more accurate data to make decisions and improve your process overall.<\/p>\n

To complement this from a quality assurance perspective, your customer can review and sign off on the sale on their device, confirming the legitimacy of the sale. You can automatically follow up with a customer satisfaction survey to ensure the rep has completed their duties as expected.<\/p>\n

If you are embarking on a new or emboldened sales effort we\u2019d love to hear what approaches you are taking to getting it right, the first time.<\/p>\n

Schedule a sales MOT with the team today<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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